Aircraft Wake Measurements Will Improve Efficiency at Rapidly-Growing Dubai International Airport

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies LLC, the leading airport solutions provider in the Middle East, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has

successfully commissioned and put in operation three WindTracer systems. Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) is analyzing wake data from

WindTracers to ensure that concepts to reduce aircraft separations and increase airport efficiency can be implemented while maintaining safety at Dubai

International Airport.

WindTracer is a LIDAR (light detection and ranging) system that measures the strength and behavior of wake vortices caused by arriving aircraft. The

implementation of Lockheed Martin’s LIDAR systems will help DANS meet future aircraft traffic demands at Dubai International Airport, which has seen

a significant increase in air traffic volume. The first two WindTracers were installed in 2013, and the contract originally awarded by Dubai Aviation

Engineering Projects Corporation was extended to include a third system to collect wake information more quickly.

“We are pleased that all three LIDARs are now fully operational and are being used by DANS to address capacity and safety improvements,” said

Ibrahim Ahli, senior vice president of Dubai Air Navigation Services. “With the rise of demand for air travel and the forecasted future growth, we are

continuously striving to implement innovative solutions to keep our skies safe and our operations efficient.”

WindTracer wake measurements will be used for proving new concepts to reduce aircraft separations during arrivals, thereby increasing airport

throughput. WindTracer data helps increase airport capacity while allowing the highest standards of air traffic safety.

Dr. Michael Margulis, Director of WindTracer Programs at Lockheed Martin, said: “WindTracer has been a major enabler for similar wake mitigation

efforts in the U.S. and Europe, increasing aircraft throughput at many airports by up to 30 percent.  That boost in efficiency not only enables more aircraft

arrivals and departures, it also eliminates the need to build additional runways to accommodate heavy traffic volume.”

Dubai International, ranked busiest airport in terms of international passengers, is connected to over 260 destinations across six continents through more

than 140 scheduled airlines. Work is in progress on a number of projects at Dubai International as part of the US$7.8b strategic plan 2020, which seeks to

expand the airport’s capacity to 100 million by 2020. These projects include Concourse A – the world’s first facility purpose built for the A380 that opened

in 2013, and a new concourse – Concourse D – scheduled for opening later this year, among others.

About Bayanat Airports

http://www.bayanatengineering.com

About Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS)

Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) is a government organization operating under the Royal decree issued by HRH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al

Maktoum. DANS has been successfully providing Air Navigation Services in Dubai and the Northern Emirates since 1967 and has grown significantly in

recent years to accommodate the exponential growth at Dubai Airports.

Contacts

Elie Hannouche

+97126421446

e.hannouche@bayanatengineering.com

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